Under Guiding, you will find mechanical and optical accessories that support the tracking control of an astronomical mount. These are mainly guidescopes and off-axis guiders.
Omegon
Guiding Rings for 40/180 APO
Our price:
RRP:
$ 69.00
$ 44.90
ZWO
Off-Axis-Guider OAG-L
$ 266.00
PrimaLuceLab
Compact Guidescope 60mm
$ 256.00
Askar
Off-Axis-Guider T2/M48/M54
$ 294.00
PegasusAstro
Off-Axis-Guider Indigo Off-Axis Guider
$ 213.00
iOptron
Guidescope iGuider Autoguider System
$ 266.00
William Optics
Guidescope 50mm f/4.0 RotoLock
$ 181.00
Omegon
Guidescope Microspeed guide scope, 60mm
$ 179.00
Omegon
guide scope ring clamps
$ 149.00
Omegon
Microspeed guidescope, 50mm
$ 159.00
Omegon
Guidescope module finder
$ 99.00
Omegon
Basic Guiding rings 105 mm
$ 29.90
William Optics
(Leit-)Rohrschellen 50mm
$ 106.00
William Optics
Guidescope UniGuide 32mm Red
$ 181.00
Losmandy
Autoguider Camera Mounting Ring 36mm - 66mm
$ 85.00
William Optics
Guidescope UniGuide 32mm Space Grey
$ 170.00
Lumicon
Off-Axis-Guider Easy 1.25"
$ 497.00
ADM
Guide scope rings 150 mm
$ 273.00
iOptron
Guidescope iGuide Set
Our price:
RRP:
$ 362.00
$ 266.00
ADM
Guide scope rings 75mm
$ 218.00
William Optics
Guidescope UniGuide 32mm Gold
$ 181.00
ADM
Guide scope rings 150 mm
$ 255.00
ADM
Guide scope rings Set 100mm
$ 255.00
ADM
Guide scope rings 125 mm
$ 263.00
William Optics
Guidescope UniGuide 50mm Gold
$ 234.00
William Optics
Guidescope 50mm
$ 181.00
William Optics
Guidescope Guide Star Apo 61
$ 710.00
OPT
TPO UWA Guidescope 180
$ 870.00
William Optics
Guidescope Guide Star Apo61
$ 710.00
ADM
Guide scope rings 125mm
$ 245.00
ADM
Guide scope rings 75mm
$ 236.00
William Optics
Guidescope Guide Star Apo 61
$ 710.00
Artesky
Guidescope UltraGuide MKII 60mm
$ 225.00
Artesky
Guidescope UltraGuide MKII 32mm
$ 171.00
TS Optics
Guidescope Deluxe 50mm
$ 181.00
TS Optics
Off-Axis-Guider M48
Our price:
RRP:
$ 170.00
$ 149.00
Motorised astronomical mounts compensate for the effect of celestial rotation on the telescope. This way, the telescope remains aligned to a selected object for hours at a time. For this to work, the mount must be positioned precisely. For example, the right ascension axis of an equatorial mount must point as precisely as possible to the celestial pole.
In astrophotography, however, it is not enough to set up the mount as precisely as possible. Depending on the exposure time, the mount’s mechanical inaccuracies may become noticeable. The longer the exposure time, the greater the effect. The mount’s operation must be constantly monitored and corrected. For this purpose, guiding accessories such as a guidescope with guidescope rings or an off-axis guider are required.
If the correction of the mount is done automatically, it is known as autoguiding. For this, you need a camera which continually sends control pulses to the mount over a feedback loop. Suitable cameras can be found here in the category astro-cameras.